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Case Description
Burke, J., fatally shot during railroad strike riot. Bullet fired at or by strikers.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
July 11, 1894 |
| Date of death |
July 11, 1894 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
|
| Type of location |
Street, or other non-commercial public place/alley
|
| Type of public place |
Other non-commercial public place
|
| Location description |
railroad strike riot
|
| Type of death |
Homicide
|
| Type of homicide |
Accidental death
|
| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
|
| Weapon |
fatally shot bullet fired at or by strikers
|
| Motive |
bullet fired at or by strikers
|
| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
|
| Circumstances description |
Riot, civil unrest
|
| Total number of victims |
1
|
| Related to civil unrest? |
Yes
|
| Type of civil unrest |
Strike or picketing
|
| Circumstances of civil unrest |
during railroad strike riot
|
| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
|
Victim
| Name |
Burke, J.
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Other, european
|
| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
|
Defendant
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Other, european
|
| Defendant/victim relationship |
Stranger
|
Police
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
Legal
| Charges against defendant |
No charges recorded
|
| Type of legal decision recorded |
None
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
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